**SPIRITUAL** A DAY AT A TIME

05/31 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY Giving love is a fulfillment in itself.  It must not matter whether love is returned or not.  If I give love only to get a response on my terms, my love is cancelled out by my motives.  If I have the capacity to give love, then any return I get for it is a special bonus.  It is through giving love, freely and without expectation of return, that we find ourselves and build ourselves spiritually.  HAVE I BEGUN TO BELIEVE, IN THE WORDS OF GOETHE, THAT "LOVE DOES NOT DOMINATE; IT CULTIVATES..."? TODAY I PRAY May I, the inveterate people-pleaser and approval-seeker, know that the only real love does not ask for love back.  May God be patient as I try to practice this principle.  May I rid myself of pride that throws itself in the way of love.  May I discard my silly cat-and-mouse games that have no place in real love. TODAY I WILL REMEMBER I will not give love to get love. hugsss with love